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    Can anyone mod my insyde h2o bios?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by fardin97, Jun 18, 2011.

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    Ohh complicated !!!! If this guy would show us information how to unlock this features it would be much easier. Im working on it :).
    It would be a great advantage for all insydeH20 users!
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 18, 2011
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    Going to try.
    thx. fardin97
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 18, 2011
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    The easiest way is ezH20 but it isnt working :( .
    The way you showed is very dangerous. But i think i will try it.
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 18, 2011
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    alxlbf2, i have found a modded bios for toshiba l300-11e.it is the same as mine.but i am not sure if it is right for my laptop.so can you pls check it.

    link--http://dl.dropbox.com/u/747181/Toshiba%20Satellite%20L300%20v1.5%20Toshiba%20CPL%202.1%20SLIC%20By%201234s282.zip
     
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    Link is down?!?
    But it should be the right one. I found recently a modded BIOS for my laptop too and it works like a charm! Great! 20 Unlocked menus.
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 18, 2011
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    fardin97, Jun 19, 2011
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    oh no,don't need your bios.it is not compatible with mine
     
    fardin97, Jun 19, 2011
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    Ok i checked it:
    Result: Its an EFI/ InsydeH20 BIOS. The ending .wph was a little bit confusing because .wph usually is a Phoenix BIOS. Dowload all files and modify following part in the platform.ini file:

    [Bios_Version_Check]
    flag=0

    ;This flag is the switch of checking Bios Version. When flag is 1, utility will
    ;check Bios Version. If rom file Version is older than Bios, utility will display warnning
    ;message and close application. When flag is 0, utility won't check rom file version.

    to

    [Bios_Version_Check]
    flag=1

    ;This flag is the switch of checking Bios Version. When flag is 1, utility will
    ;check Bios Version. If rom file Version is older than Bios, utility will display warnning
    ;message and close application. When flag is 0, utility won't check rom file version.

    So you can see how old the BIOS is. Or wich version you will flash. If you are sure to flash an older one change it back to:

    [Bios_Version_Check]
    flag=0

    ;This flag is the switch of checking Bios Version. When flag is 1, utility will
    ;check Bios Version. If rom file Version is older than Bios, utility will display warnning
    ;message and close application. When flag is 0, utility won't check rom file version.

    The only important thing was to check if this flag is set to 1:

    [Platform_Check]
    flag=1
    ;This flag is the switch of comparing bios project id with rom file project id.
    ;When flag is 1, utility will check project id.If id doesn't match, utility will
    ;close the application. When flag is 0, utility won't check project id.

    Now you can flash. If its an wrong BIOS for your NoteBook it will prevent falshing.
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 19, 2011
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    i have checked it.it's only slic 2.1 mod.is there anyone who can mod my bios?
     
    fardin97, Jun 20, 2011
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    Do the same thing i did:

    1. Dump BIOS with using BIOS Backup Toolkit 2.0
    2. Run a VM with Ubuntu
    3. Now do what this guy said from point 4 HOW TO DO IT here
    4. A) Flash with InsydeH20 utility ( if no errors are reported during flash check) or the hard way.

    Or mod this way and flash the hard FLA5HIT way:
    HERE
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 20, 2011
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    how can i fix the vss error?
     
    fardin97, Jun 22, 2011
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    Wich VSS error?? Describe it or make a pic of it.
    Wich Distribution are you using?
    Wich python files did you use/ did you use them right?
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 22, 2011
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    Try to use Ubuntu ( newest). I ran it in a vm.
     
    alxlbf2, Jun 26, 2011
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    doesn't work.same problem.help me!!!!


    also it is said in here http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/473226-insyde-hacking-new-vaio-z-advanced-menu-bios.html that---

    If you are getting VSS errors trying to run advanced_menu.py, you need to find your VSS offset because it might be different in your BIOS. You can use d6z's main.py - but you will probably have to edit it a bit (dumpsetyp.py is missing operand 0x27)

    If that is too hard for you, you can also try to locate VSS offset with hex. editor - search for this hex sequence: 24 56 53 53
     
    fardin97, Jul 4, 2011
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    hey can you mod it alxlbf2?
     
    fardin97, Jul 6, 2011
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    alxlbf2, Jul 14, 2011
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    can you give me active link for this bios
     
    coleonyx, Dec 8, 2013
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